{"product_id":"harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd-paperback","title":"HAROLD LLOYD: MAGIC IN A PAIR OF HORN-RIMMED GLASSES by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd (paperback)","description":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n\u003c!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Arial;\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Serif;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"MS Mincho\";\n\tpanose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:128;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\n\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:Serif\"\u003eVoted \"Best Book of 2009\" by \u003ci\u003eClassic\r\nImages\u003c\/i\u003e magazine!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:Serif\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:Serif\"\u003eYou know the films. You know the characters. You\r\nmay even know the man behind the glasses, but do you really know the events\r\nthat changed Harold Lloyd, the turning points in his life and career?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:\"MS Mincho\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"MS Mincho\"'\u003e\u2028\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Serif\"\u003eFrom\r\nbirth to death, Harold grew and evolved because of the things that were\r\nhappening around him, and he was always aware of the importance of those\r\nevents, the turning points that fashioned \u003ci\u003ethe magic: \u003c\/i\u003ethe coin toss\r\nthat got him to California; meeting a fellow extra at Universal by the name of\r\nHal Roach; creating his revolutionary Glasses Character; a death-defying bomb\r\naccident; patenting his legendary thrill comedies; building his Greenacres\r\nmansion; making a too-quick leap into sound film; taking perpetual control of\r\nhis films; deciding to raise his granddaughter; leaving two film compilations\r\nfor posterity; not allowing his films to be aired on early television; winning\r\nhis Oscar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:\"MS Mincho\";\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"MS Mincho\"'\u003e\u2028\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;\nfont-family:Serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Serif\"\u003eFriends, family, and Harold Lloyd\r\nhimself, together with author Annette D'Agostino Lloyd, tell the story that\r\ngives us a clear picture of this comedy legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\nArial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;\ntext-autospace:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Serif;\nmso-bidi-font-family:Serif\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Serif;mso-bidi-font-family:\nSerif\"\u003e“Just when you were wondering where that next Harold Lloyd bio is, it's\r\nhere! Writer Lloyd (no relation), author of \u003ci\u003eThe Harold Lloyd\r\nEncyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e and webmistress of \u003cspan style=\"color:#386EFF\"\u003ewww.haroldlloyd.us\u003c\/span\u003e, takes another look into\r\nthe career of the silent film comedian. Her book is \"dedicated to\r\nfans\" and has a fanzine feel. She extracts quotes from various interviews\r\nto give Harold's perspective, sprinkles \"fun facts\" throughout the\r\ntext, explains the appeal of Lloyd's \"Glasses Character\" (an average\r\nguy in glasses can be funny without a costume), and offers synopses of various\r\nfilms. She further explores Lloyd's life and career trajectories, drawing on\r\nextensive research. A chronology is included. Readers may also be interested in\r\nJeffrey Vance and Suzanne Lloyd's Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian and the\r\nthree-volume \u003ci\u003eHarold Lloyd Comedy Collection\u003c\/i\u003e on DVD; \u003ci\u003eThe\r\nHarold Lloyd Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e will also be reissued in paperback this\r\nsummer\/early fall. VERDICT For silent comedy fanatics and all Harold Lloyd\r\nfans.\" –Barbara Kundanis, Longmont P.L., CO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44182473900119,"sku":"agb1787291506683","price":21.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/1706\/6327\/files\/harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd-p_1.jpg?v=1787291511","url":"https:\/\/chicedgestore.shop\/products\/harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}